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Daisy102

Date posted: 5y

*note: if you cant do therapy for location reasons, I'm sorry anf I wish you the best. This will be less applicable to those who CANT do therapy. But... Still, could be helpful to a lot of you. I believe in and love you guys💛 Hello! On therapy: The first time I had a therapist was about 8 years ago. I was terrified of her. I felt so uncomfortable in her office. I was terrified when I ran into her at church. There wasnt anything necessarily wrong with her, but she scared me anyway. Even now, I get butterflies in my stomach thinking about her. My second therapist was better. She was younger, and I found it easier to relate to her. I still got some anxiety about going to her, but better. I think some of my anxiety about this and the last therapist was because my parents were pretty closely involved, which made me uncomfortable. Attending sessions on my own was easier for me, though it may not be for others. My third therapist was an older woman again. I did not relate to her or enjoy her style, so I only attended 2 sessions with her. My third again was young and relateble. He was funny, and I attended sessions without my parents. I still got a little nervous, but it was better this time. He was also the one who diagnosed me with OCD. My point? You've tried therapy. Maybe you hated it. The therapist was wierd, didn't understand you, talked too much, brought religion in too much, didn't listen to you enough, etc. So... Youve sworn off all therapy. Okay. So if one therapist was bad, its not worth it. Tried it already, right? Except... Maybe the therapist you tried just didnt fit with you. If you didn't like your therapy experience, neither did I. I hated it a lot in the beginning. But, I was eventually able to find a therapist that would really clock with me and what I needed. So... Invitation to you... If you have tried therapy, and you don't want to go back, I get it. But it took me a few tries. So, if you are able to, I strongly encourage you to get therapy. It will be worth it to find the right one.

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y

You are so right 😩 I didn't have much luck untik now in finding a good therapist. I am from Germany, therapy is covered by public health insurance here, but it is very very hard to find one that has free spots available AND is also specialised in OCD. I called about 20 therapists who wouldn't even meet me because they are full for the next few years, I attended two sessions with two therapists last year, both supposed that I might have OCD but they didn't diagnose me because they couldn't offer me a spot either. One wanted to try ERP with me and put me on her waiting list, but that was over a year ago and I haven't heard anything since 😔 I am also not too sure if I feel comfortable with her, it is really hard to say after only one session if a therapist is the right fit. In the meantime I tried some self-directed ERP and did workbooks which helped me get a lot better. But now, as I am facing a stressful situation (writing my master-thesis and starting a new job right after that), my OCD-thoughts flared up again and are hard to fight... I thought about doing online or private therapy as soon as all of this is over and I am settled into my job.. it is very expensive but otherwise I will save myself the stressful process of finding a free one and will also be more flexible with the sessions and appointments.. and almost all therapists that I found that specialise in OCD are in private practice.. do you pay yourself for your therapy? Thanks for your post, it has given me some motivation and hope to try again even if it is hard!😏

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